377 - Unveiling Community Stories with Juan Diego Ramirez
377 - Unveiling Community Stories with Juan Diego Ramirez
Listeners, we are back this week with Juan Diego Ramirez
Esta entrevista está en español
Today’s guest is the talented Juan Diego Ramirez, a multimedia bilingual journalist with an inspiring story. We discuss his impressive journey that includes contributions to award-winning podcasts like "Idolo, The Ballad of Chalino Sanchez" and "The Some of Us". Grab your coffee and enjoy Juan Diego’s incredible story. Don’t forget to practice your Spanish with us and connect on social media!
Juan Diego Ramirez is a multimedia bilingual journalist. Having lived as an undocumented immigrant for over 20 years, Juan Diego has focused on telling stories from communities that reflect his life experiences. His reporting expands from investigating Mexican corruption at the highest levels to reporting on US policies that affect undocumented immigrants and formerly incarcerated US citizens. His works include the 2023 Webbie Award winner podcast, Idolo; The Ballad of Chalino Sanchez, USA v. Garcia Luna, and the NAACP Award-nominated podcast, The Sum of Us. He also produced and co-hosted Racist Sandwich, a James Beard Foundation-nominated podcast on food, class, race, and gender. In 2022 he received the Arnold Picker Excellence Award in Journalism from Baruch College.
During this episode we talked about:
05:42 Juventud en Los Ángeles marcó su vida.
12:15 Cruzar la frontera cambió y marcó mi vida.
20:56 Tímido, expresivo, periodista, aprende inglés, cambia tono.
25:37 Sin apoyo estudiantil, dejó sus estudios.
32:20 Jerry Brown firmó California Dream Act, foto histórica.
37:17 Decidió aplicar a DACA y quedarse en EE.UU.
41:01 Inmigrante, cuenta historias y sabe edición.
46:35 Descubrí cafés no ansiógenos y su relación orgánica.
55:15 Comunidad filipina influye en votación estadounidense crucialmente.
59:14 Respirar y pensar cosas felices ayuda ansiedad.
01:05:38 Crear programa bilingüe e invitar comentarios detallados.
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